Centerville News

CENTERVILLE, Ind. -- Rev. Eugene McGraw died July 6, 2009, at the age of 100. His father, Oliver McGraw, the Centerville harness maker, died in 1977, at the age of 102.

NEW CASTLE - A Wayne County woman has been arrested -- again -- for allegedly trying to smuggle items to a prisoner at the New Castle Correctional Facility.

Frank and Marilyn Crowe of Richmond will celebrate their 60th anniversary with family in July.

Turn a hunt for antiques into a getaway on the 60-mile stretch known as Indiana's Antique Alley.

The latest two-round Daniels-Bauer bout went on one round too long, was contentious and juvenile at times and ultimately a wash, although Gov.

Indiana's new two-year budget approved by the General Assembly this week offers the same or more funding to area colleges but less funding for most Wayne County public K-12 schools.

Richmond officials were studying the possibility of purchasing the Richmond Water Works Corp.

RICHMOND, Ind. -- Betty Lou Richardson, age 81, of Richmond, died Sunday, June 21, 2009, at Reid Hospital.

A group of Civil War enthusiasts plan to spruce up the two cannons from the 1860s believed to have been outside an eastern Indiana courthouse for at least a century.

The all-volunteer Centerville Fire and Rescue Department has applied for grants to upgrade its 29-year-old station and to replace aging gear.

CENTERVILLE, Ind. -- The Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District will hold a pond clinic at 6 p.m. July 9 at the Cope Environmental Center, 4910 Shoemaker R d. Topics for the clinic will include regulations, sites, design and construction of new ponds, water quality in new and existing ponds, pond weed management and stocking and ...

Robert H. Buskirk-Lechner, of Richmond, has been named to this Beloit, Wis., school's dean's list for maintaining at least a 3.4 grade point average.

The Centerville-Abington Community Schools Dollars for Scholars program has awarded 22 students scholarships for the 2008-09 school year.

So why would folks in east central Indiana be extending heartfelt roses to someone from Griffen, Georgia? Sherry Frazer can tell you why.

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Henwood of Centerville, IN, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss LaCole Danielle Henwood, to Mr.

Sarah Drake of Cambridge City was named 2009 Wayne County 4-H Fair Queen tonight at the pageant at Hagerstown High School.

Kristen Davidson and Shanna Jenkins forged a strong partnership the past couple of seasons.

Lacell Robinson, 93, passed away Friday, June 5, 2009, at Heritage House of Richmond following an extended illness.

It was time Monday to say thank you to 10 businesses that have been unwavering in their commitments to Wayne County.

The sixth graduation of the Historic National Road Yard Sale has come and gone and what a resounding success! Restaurants running out of food; the hiring of double staff; churches and civic groups netting numerous dollars; the Subway in Cambridge City making sandwiches at the rate of one per minute; Brian Wallen playing guitar music under a shady ...